My son is 20.1 lbs 6 month old. We are having a horrible time at bedtime. Because of his size, is it even worth investing in one?
17092
If your baby cant roll over and sleeps on back yes. We loved ours. BUT once our baby could roll over in the suit (around 6 m) then we switched to the sleep sacks (the zip up sleeping bag looking sacks with no arms). Our 11m loves them and knows its sleep time when she getts zipped up.
17093
My daughter was about the same size at 7 months old. I was desperate for sleep so I tried this but she hated it and it did not work for us. However, all babies are different so you may have a better experience!
17094
Yes get the bigger size. My 18 pound baby was a little small for the big one so your 20 pound baby will be great in it.
17095
When you wash just air dry no dryer. This thing worked wonders for us. If your child can flip over in the suit don't keep them in it.
17096
I loved ours but at 20 lbs he is likely to only fit in it a very short time. I watch a 20lb 8 month old and it is a little small now. My 21 lb daughter out grew it at 18 lbs and 28 inches. Since they dont make a 9 or 12 month version i invested in a winter bundting, it was a great transition suit. It keeps her warm and still muffles some movement.
369091
I would buy this one. I was in the same situation as you and decided he would only get bigger. He would outgrow the small ones within months. The youth ones are quite a bit smaller. My son's friends have the youth ones and they like my son's better. Good luck:)
733037
It really depends on how big he is. It is a toddler bed so he might be too big for it at 6 and if he isn't yet, he will probably outgrow it fast. We got it for my son when he was 1 and he is 3 now. I think he will get a couple more years out of it at most before he's too big and he is average size for a 3 year old.
1440707
It is better for a 4 plus or older baby. My daughter says the babes head bops out on him and if he was bigger it would not do that but he is a little guy. 1 1/2 lbs lighter than average baby. He is fitting in it now well.
1188330
I think it's too bulky for a 17 lbs baby, I stopped using ours by 15 lbs when it started looking uncomfortable. Now I just use one of those cute u form pillows to hold babys head when falls asleep in the car, it has soft toys giraffes on the side she can play with while awake, and it's roomy so her head still has room to move.
190149
I would not. They deflate pretty easily. For example, any night my 3-year-old son ended up resting his head over it, it was completely flat by the morning.It worked great to train him to not fall off the bed. But I wouldn't use it on my 6-month-old baby or anyone larger than maybe 40lbs. Maybe a foam roll or memory foam body pillow that you can tuck under the sheets? That's what we use when visiting at my parents' house. I hope this helps.
2159769
I have only used this bed for a child old enough to be in a toddler bed. For younger kids, I recommend a pac n' play. They are made with a firmer mattress that are okay for small babies to sleep on. I would worry about a really small baby getting his face up against the bumper and not being able to breath well.
44903
I think our little one was about 18months when we got it but she's always been a little on the tall side. I highly recommend it!! If you get it and feel she's not ready for it yet just store it until its time. It really is worth the investment!
2088598
HI, we have 6 months old boy and he still fits in, but we think after another month or two its gonna be too small for him.
979493
Hi- NO way! My son is 90th percentile at 18 months- I wuld say that you can use this crib up until almost 3 years old- it is worth the $!!
1204965
For my little guy, for sleeping, yes he was too big. I still used it at 3-4 months for a quick hands free moment-bathroom, shower, etc. But my son is a mover and not satisfied sitting still, he was always trying to wiggle out of it.
1036067
I think it depends on how big they are and how much head control they have. I used it for my first daughter before she could sit up....I loved it. It is something that I plan to use again on my second who is a week old. I will probably try him in it when he is a month or so old to see how he does....it is worth the investment...it also protects the fabric seat well into when they are older.
1285675
It depends on how your child sleeps. The sides come out quite a bit and so my son's head is usually resting on one of the sides when he sleeps. We had a different booster before this one and I will say that he seems to sleep better in this one than his old one. I would suggest that you remove your head rest if you buy this seat because it lets the seat lean back a bit more and that seemed to help also with the head flopping forward when he fell asleep. This is an awesome booster. I think you will be very happy with it.
256715
It depends on how much your son is doing now. If he's walking already or close to it, I'd say invest in something else. If he's still crawling and maybe pulling up, you may get a few months with it. My son is 12 mo and has been walking for a while. He occasionally plays with it but usually blows right past it. We're about to put it away. Hope that helps.
989797
Yes, its a very nice feature. I still use it like a bassinet for my 6 month old, he is still a little guy.
825164
My 10 month old is 28 inches too and he is WAY too big for it now. I would only recommend it for newborns, we stopped using it because he got too big around 5 months.If you're looking for a travel sleep system, we just use a pack and play and when we're home, he sleeps in his crib.
807574
I agree with one of the previous posters. Our pediatrician recommended not using this as an overnight sleeping option. We used it when we were traveling when our son was younger (up until about 3 months), but after that our son could roll over and preferred to sleep on his stomach. Not sure how tall your baby is, but our son was around 23-24" at 3 months and still fit but didn't have a lot of extra room.